TiVo Delivers

Praise be. After sweating the vaporware effect, TiVangelists finally are getting their hands on the much anticipated TiVoToGo portable service. According to company sources:

The mobile feature is a key step in TiVo’s long-term vision of giving consumers more freedom with how and where they enjoy their favorite TV. TiVo plans to extend TiVoToGo so it will work on other portable media gadgets, as well. The company, based in the south San Francisco Bay community of Alviso, eventually hopes to expand its service so video can be accessed anywhere via the Internet.

“It lays the foundation of moving content out of the living room,” TiVo spokeswoman Kathryn Kelly said. For now, the feature sets TiVo apart from its growing list of competitors, such as cable operators that are introducing digital video recording features into their set-top-boxes.

You may also be interested to know that this service is free -- i.e., included in the cost of your TiVo subscription.

The new operating software will be rolled out over time to owners of Series2 models, but you can request a priority upgrade (via download) by clicking here. Also, the third-party feature to let you burn DVDs of TiVo programs from your computer is expected to be released as beta in mid-January. Sign-up for announcements about that product here.